School Leaders impact on Student Achievement

School Leaders impact on Student Achievement

The Impact of On-going Professional Development on Student Achievement

Introduction

The mechanisms through which School Leaders influence students are complex and defy simple categorization. At one level School Leaders may impact individual students by serving as their mentor or role model. Almost no attention has been given to this issue; the size of most public high schools and time demands of the job means School Leaders are usually viewed as being removed from direct contact with most students. At the other extreme, School Leaders may indirectly affect all students merely by ...